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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was the first Belle & Sebastian album I bought, and to me, it is very special ... none of the others seem somehow as complete. I believe this is the second offering from the Scottish recluses, and here is a rich collection of beautifully crafted retro-sounding songs, reminiscent of early to mid seventies Al Stewart.
Deceptively simple, and as easy to settle into as an old pair of slippers, the gently confessional tunes are real growers, and they stay with you long after the CD has gone back in the case. Piano, or guitar based, they are deeply personal, with well observed lyrics sensitively delivered, covering tales of youth and rights of passage and intimate relationships. The romantic bookish imagery creates a yearning whimsy in the listener, and paints a real picture as only songs taken from painful truths can...and just like an old friend, they reward each time you come back to them with fresh insights. Heartwarming
Deceptively simple, and as easy to settle into as an old pair of slippers, the gently confessional tunes are real growers, and they stay with you long after the CD has gone back in the case. Piano, or guitar based, they are deeply personal, with well observed lyrics sensitively delivered, covering tales of youth and rights of passage and intimate relationships. The romantic bookish imagery creates a yearning whimsy in the listener, and paints a real picture as only songs taken from painful truths can...and just like an old friend, they reward each time you come back to them with fresh insights. Heartwarming
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Every now and then, an album appears that, from start to finish, has you utterly transfixed. This is one of them. Possibly the best of the three and certainly the record to buy if you're new to B+S. Lyrically, it's stunning. Musically, it stays just the right side of twee to be beautiful. The best songs? Fox in the snow and If You're Feeling Sinister, with all the others coming only just second. Definitely one for Sundays and rainy days. Think wistful, think Le Petit Prince and Madeline... a record to drink tea by.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is, in my opinion, the best Belle and Sebastian album by far. It is more sure of itself than B&Ss first effort - Tigermilk, but at the same time not as engineered as subsequent albums. The songs are all beautifully crafted from start to finish. For my money the B&S albums all seemed to be a little more special before they were really famous and if you want to get to the core of what makes people fall in love with Belle and Sebastian then this is the album for you. (I also highly reccommend some of the earlier EP's such as Dog on Wheels, Lazy Line Painter Jane and 3,6,9 Seconds of Light)
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I criticise because I love!
This is one of those albums that makes you feel less lonely. It's gorgeous, definitely give it a try! Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by JJ
If You're Feeling Literate
Pop music isn't really a literary medium - only Morrissey at the moment really compares as a lyricist - but straight from their first album, the word-of-mouth success... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by Mike Cormack
A contemporary classic!
This is an excellent album, period. Almost for any mood, these guys are some sort of twisted/modern Simon & Garfunkel, but don`t get me wrong they are as original as hell! Read more
Published on 4 July 2006 by David Calcano
Its just amazing
I have been a listener of a few scottish bands over the years.I would be in the fanclub of bands such as Teenage Fanclub,BMX Bandits,cosmic rough riders also belle & sebastian. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004 by "sir_jimi"
An Amazing Album
I decided to write this review after reading some of the lacklustre reviews this album has recently recieved. Read more
Published on 28 May 2004 by "magicweasel"
Not a priority purchase
Why the three-star rating? This is the most frustratingly inconsistent B&S album. Half the songs are inarguably great, but... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004 by coca-ebola
Differently great.
Having already owned "Boy with the Arab Strap" I had become a fan of Belle & Sebastien, and was suprised when a friend of mine told me that "If You're Feeling Sinister" was, in his... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2004 by C. Gibson
Without a doubt Belle and Sebastian's best album
IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER was the first ever B&S album I listened to and, unsuprisingly, I immediately took a liking to it. Read more
Published on 31 May 2002
damn good
Mr Murdoch's lyrics veer from childlike wonder to downright sordidness, with dark visions on songs such as "Like Dylan in the Movies", or Moz-esque seaside-saucinesses... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2002 by adampushkin@hotmail.com
one of the great albums of the 90's
simply put, it's a masterpiece. the tunes are insanely catchy; the lyrics are superbly moving and funny - it's an album with genuine soul. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2001
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